The National Weather Service has just issued a High Wind Warning through 4:00 pm today which coincides with the high tide. The Wind Advisory is in effect through 8:00 pm tonight.
This for the NWS:
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 132 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 WAZ508-509-030300- /O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131103T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0014.131102T2300Z-131103T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131102T2300Z/ SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA- 132 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SEATTLE AND TACOMA AREAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEATTLE...TACOMA... * TIMING...FROM 1 PM UNTIL 4 PM. * WIND...PEAK WIND WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...EASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER 4 PM. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES... TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.
This video is shot from three floors up about an hour ago. We’re still a couple hours from high tide.
I’m hearing that Vashon Island is out of power. We’re charging up our cell phones and lap taps. If we lose power, we’ll be posting on our Facebook Page and Twitter. Stay tuned!
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